OM Namah Shivay!

Dear Supporters,

Thank you for your Support to this Humanitarian Pan-India Endeavor of Ensuring Food-Aid, Medi-Care, Relief & Rehabilitation to sections of society terribly affected by the nation-wide lock-down & various natural calamities, ACROSS India.

Update #23:

1) CEI has been serving these marginalized sections of society with necessary food items to fulfill their immediate requirements for their survival.

▪ Tribal laborer  Barkuji belongs to Below Poverty Line economic group and his family has been facing severe shortage of food.



▪ CEI distributed food & medical aid for tribal youth Sanjay Waghmare whose ailing father has been confined to their village hut.
CEI provided a month’s worth of ration to Kishan Ji, Usha Ji and their families.




2) **Rebuilding Tribal Livelihoods - CEI Horticulture Initiative Phase 2!**

CEI implemented the next phase of Horticulture Initiative in many tribal villages such as Dandwadi, Dubewadi tribal villages and distributed saplings of fruits and vegetables to hundreds of tribals.



The entire logistics and value chain of this Horticulture initiative from Navi Mumbai to remote villages of Raigad (Maharashtra) was established by CEI.



Through such Horticulture Initiative, CEI is ensuring food security, nutritional security and livelihood for the most vulnerable Below Poverty Line sections of the society.

At the same time, CEI is also implementing Relief initiative for the most downtrodden sections of society ensuring that most urgent requirements of the most destitute sections is also met.




3) CEI is implementing Food & Medical Aid Initiative since past 20 weeks especially to those BPL Vulnerable groups without Ration Cards, orphans, migrant labourers, PVTG tribes with no other source of survival

▪ Kishan ji belongs to BPL Katkari tribal group, he used to work as laborer in agricultural fields, since the lockdown began, he has been without source of livelihood



▪ Katkari tribal Usha ji is taking care of her children alone. Her husband is a migrant labourer



CEI provided a month’s worth of ration to Kishan Ji, Usha Ji and their families!

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OM Namah Shivay!

OM Namah Shivay!

Dear Supporters,

Thank you for your Support to this Humanitarian Pan-India Endeavor of Ensuring Food-Aid, Medi-Care, Relief & Rehabilitation to sections of society terribly affected by the nation-wide lock-down & various natural calamities, ACROSS India.

Update #22:

1) *Economic Rehabilitation & Sustainable Livelihood for Tribals Post-COVID: Update on the CEI Horticulture Initiative!*


On Sunday, 20th September 2020, CEI distributed 250 Papaya Saplings and 250 Drumsticks Saplings in the Potluj & Dandwadi Villages of Raigad, Maharashtra.



This shall prove to be akin to hope & light at the end of the tunnel for 100s of tribal families who’ve lost their livelihood due to Covid-Induced Nationwide Lockdown!



Energised & Hopeful Adivasis unloaded the saplings with a lot of enthusiasm, geared to get into action and earn their livelihood.




Apart from ongoing Food-Aid & Medi-Care Initiatives, CEI is now focusing on re-building lives of tribal & rural families (Economic Rehabilitation & Sustainable Livelihoods).




2) In below video, Devaki ji & Chandar ji recount how food aid (sufficient for 1 month) given by CEI has been an absolute lifesaver! They don’t have ration cards. There is no labour work left now & they are childless. CEI is also helping them with Medical Aid!


CEI is implementing Food & Medical Aid program for most vulnerable sections of BPL tribals: In past weeks Tribals Devaki ji & Chandar ji received food provisions from CEI team. Devaki ji is used to work as labour as her husband Chandar ji is completely disabled.
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3) CEI in collaboration with Tehsil administration (Raigad District, Maharashtra) conducted last mile delivery of Ration Cards for the tribals of remote villages of Asanewadi and Dubewadi in Sudhagad Tehsil (Raigad District, Maharashtra).






4) *Re-Building Lives of Distraught Tribals – CEI resumes Horticulture Initiative post Covid-Hiatus!*




The CEI Horticulture Initiative has been revolutionary in providing a new lease of life to the marginalised, poor and disenfranchised.
It has been the only thing that has helped keep thousands of tribal families alive during lockdown when they were unable to avail subsidised ration (as they did not have ration cards).




In an Initiative that will Empower more than 50 families forever, CEI will plant 250 Papaya and 250 Drumsticks Saplings on 19th September 2020. This is the first Horticulture Initiative in 2020, the first after lockdown restrictions have been relaxed.



Apart from ongoing Food-Aid & Medi-Care Initiatives, CEI shall now focus on re-building lives of tribal & rural families (Economic Rehabilitation & Sustainable Livelihoods).

5) *#CEIEmpowers – Kaluram Pawar ji’s Journey from a Backward Tribal to an Entrepreneur!*

Tribal Kaluram ji is a success story of Market-Linked Entrepreneurship Development Program of CEI.

CEI trained Kaluram ji in organic farming, animal husbandry and other agriculture allied activities to enable food security & sustainable livelihood.
Kaluram used to work as manual laborer earning Rs. 50.



CEI gave him training and helped him begin his own organic farming & animal husbandry business, enabling more than 9 folds increase in his income.

CEI is achieving exponential transformation in the conditions of the socio-economically disadvantaged sections helping them in areas of:
- Health
- Lack of access to various avenues of Employment &Empowerment especially to women.
- Education
- Housing
- Last-Mile Delivery



6) CEI is looking for livelihood opportunities for rural & tribal societies so that they don't have to send their children to labour.

▪ BPL Tribal Adhiram ji is taking care of his ailing mother by himself. He lost his temporary manual labor work in lockdown



▪ Elderly tribal woman laborer Raina ji receiving Food Provisions. her son passed away last year due to illness, she has been taking care of her grand children.



CEI provided Adhiram ji, Raina ji and their families with food provisions adequate for one month ensuring their Food Security.


Thank you for your support

Please Keep Supporting.

OM Namah Shivay!

OM Namah Shivay!

Dear Supporters,

Thank you for your Support to this Humanitarian Pan-India Endeavor of Ensuring Food-Aid, Medi-Care, Relief & Rehabilitation to sections of society terribly affected by the nation-wide lock-down & various natural calamities, ACROSS India.

Update #21:

1) CEI is working towards 360 Degree Development of the most disenfranchised communities and disadvantaged geographies across our Nation. At the same time CEI is also implementing Relief initiative for tribals affected by ongoing Lockdown and Cyclone relief initiative.



*Who is CEI reaching out to?*

▪ Tribal families who’ve lost their homes & livelihood due to lockdown & natural calamities Vulnerable tribal orphan children, Pregnant women & New mothers, Elderly, Malnourished children






*How CEI’s Holistic Empowerment Solutions have helped 1000s of families over past many years:*

▪ Brick-Making Entrepreneurial Initiatives - Unique Income Generation Opportunities #CEIResiliencySolutions like Organic Farming & Kitchen Garden initiatives - promote Sustainable Livelihood & helped tribals during Lockdown.



▪ Creation of Tribal Entrepreneurs - Developing Trained Leaders from amongst the most vulnerable, disenfranchised sections of society



CEI has been implementing Long-Term Holistic Empowerment Initiatives of the Socio-economically disadvantaged community.


2) *CEI's Pan-India Resiliency Initiatives*

Due to dreadful consecutive cyclones over the past few months in Raigad, many BPL tribals like Beybi Pawar ji lost their huts. There are many more like her who are now homeless.



There are also, BPL tribals like Kanti Ji who're orphans.



CEI is implementing Resiliency Solutions in various tribal and rural communities, who are devoid of help from the administration, through:

🔸 Welfare, Relief, and Rehabilitation Programmes - CEI has been implementing Emergency Assistance - food distribution, medical aid, repairing and reconstructing homes, etc. for these vulnerable tribal groups



🔸 Camps for distribution of Ayushman Bharat Cards for nomadic tribes, tribal & rural communities


CEI not only plans effective strategies but also ensures the Last-Mile Delivery of various Empowerment Initiatives. It ensures the Holistic Development of all.

3) CEI is helping Rehabilitate tribals who have returned to native villages in Raigad (MH). Most of the tribals worked as laborers in construction in other states. These tribals have lost their manual labor work in current Covid-19 crisis.

▪ Leela ji had lost her husband, she used to work as tribal laborer in Karnataka mines. Her small hut was destroyed in the cyclone, she has no place to live and no food.



▪ CEI team rescued Tribal Children near Dighewadi village (Sudhagad tehsil). Many of these children are orphans and were forced into bonded labor by contractors.



CEI provided a month’s worth of ration to Leela ji, her family and the rescued tribal children.

4) CEI is creating Sustainable Solutions for Long-Term Holistic Empowerment of the Socio-economically disadvantaged community at the grassroots.

CEI is ensuring that their urgent needs are also met, simultaneously Tribal widow Shevaa ji belongs to BPL Katkari tribal group (Khalapur tehsil, Raigad, Maharashtra), she looks after her 4-year-old child alone. CEI provided her with ration for 1 month.



* How CEI’s Holistic Empowerment Solutions have helped 1000s of families over past many years:

▪ Financial Literacy Programmes for the economically-disadvantaged sections especially for tribal and rural women



▪ Rural Immersion programmes with renowned universities like SNDT Women’s University – Youth playing an active role in empowering the grassroots



▪ Leadership Training & Entrepreneurship Development Camps – Enabling Youth Empowerment!



5) ▪ CEI provided food provisions sufficient for 1 month to tribal widow Kusum ji who lost her child a few months ago (Village Kajuwadi, Raigad)


 
▪ BPL tribal Rajkumar ji works as temporary laborer. He dropped out of the government school to do labor work so as to support his ailing father. CEI provided food provisions adequate for a month!




How CEI’s Holistic Empowerment Solutions: The CEI Walk For Empowerment

▪ CEI Walk for Empowerment: Bridging Rural-Urban Gap – so as to create a virtuous cycle of Market-Linked Entrepreneurship amongst marginalised sections CEI Walks for Empowerment also feature various Tribal Entrepreneurial Initiatives along the routes of the villages.



▪  Urban Populace from diverse backgrounds of industry, academia etc who are participating in this Walk for Empowerment purchase their products, supporting Rural & Tribal Entrepreneurship

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OM Namah Shivay!